Arsenal have had a £29m bid for star forward Alexandre Lacazette rejected by Lyon.

The French club issued the following statement: "Lyon categorically deny having received an offer of €48m (£40m) from Arsenal for the transfer of Alexandre Lacazette as Le Progres claimed in today's edition.

"The club again regrets that Le Progres have not bothered to contact the club before publishing this false information which has created confusion on the day that [the owners] published an annual turnover of €218.1m (£182m), an increase of 111 per cent on 2014/15.

"The truth is that Arsenal made a formal offer of €35m (£29m) to which Lyon have not responded for this one reason: Lyon will keep Lacazette, who is irreplaceable and one of the leading players in Bruno Genesio's squad."

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Napoli could reportedly make a move for Manchester United defender Matteo Darmian this summer.

The Serie A side are set to pocket a huge cash sum from Gonazlo Higuain's blockbuster move to Juventus and are weighing up how best to spend it.

The 26-year-old, who joined United from Torino for £12m a year ago, made 39 appearances for the Red Devils last term.

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Liverpool youngster Allan Rodrigues de Souza has joined Hertha Berlin on loan.

The 19-year-old is yet to make his senior debut for the Reds as he has not qualified for a UK work permit.

Now the Brazilian midfielder has moved to Hertha to help secure the necessary paperwork.

The Bundeliga side posted a picture of Allan on their official Twitter page with the caption: "A new face at the start of the training week: 19-year-old Brazilian Allan from Liverpool introduces himself!"